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Apple's new iPad mini adds an OLED screen and faster chip
Apple's new iPad mini brings major upgrades to its compact tablet, which the company does not update every year.
The screen is now an 8.5-inch OLED display, brighter than the previous model and set in a thinner, lighter body.
Its new A20 Pro chip is designed for faster performance, with Apple claiming up to 2.7 times faster graphics and 4.5 times faster AI workloads than the predecessor's A17 Pro.
The starting price rises by $200 to $699 for the 128GB model.
The tablet is also Apple's first iPad with IP67 water resistance, and it uses a new speaker system built into the display.
However, it still has a 60Hz screen rather than ProMotion, and its available colors are now limited to Midnight and Starlight.
Apple's new iPad mini adds an OLED display and an A20 Pro chip.
The display measures 8.5 inches and can reach 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness.
The A20 Pro chip is a 5-core, 2nm processor that Apple says improves graphics and AI performance over the previous model.
The new model starts at $699 for 128GB, $200 more than its predecessor.
It is thinner and lighter than the previous iPad mini and has an IP67 water-resistance rating.
- Who
- Apple.
- What
- Apple introduced a new iPad mini with an OLED display and a faster A20 Pro chip.
- When
- The article was published on November 4, 2026. The product launch date is not stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
iPad mini users critical of 60Hz
Dave Pakula, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering
Display refresh rate
iPad mini users critical of 60Hz
Some users expressed disappointment that the new iPad mini has a 60Hz display at a $700 starting price.
Dave Pakula, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering
Pakula said the display experience is about more than one specification and that OLED's faster pixel response time makes everything really smooth.
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- Processor
- 5-core, 2nm A20 Pro
- Display
- 8.5-inch OLED; up to 1,200 nits peak HDR brightness
- Starting price
- $699 for the 128GB model
- Water resistance
- IP67
- Weight
- 255 grams
What people are saying
display experience is about more than just a single spec
makes everything really smooth